The Indie Way: Sophie’s journey continues in Lost and Found: A This Bed We Made Story
All aboard the next adventure coming out of Low Birth Games! Lost and Found: A This Bed We Made Story, centers on a glowing and more confident Sophie Roy as she begins her new role as a stewardess aboard the luxury transatlantic cruise ship, The Orpheus. Right from the start players can select various outcomes that will affect plot lines and dialogue from This Bed We Made [2023], such as if Sophie took the Governess role at the Clarington Hotel or quit, what became of the guests, and who Sophie chose to romance… the correct answer being Beth.
While Sophie may have a new job, hair cut and role, she is still as nosy as ever, which her new boss encourages after being made aware that guests’ items have gone missing, and people are beginning to complain. Sophie must use her snooping skills to find all the items, return them to their rightful owners, and discover the thief; all while fulfilling her role as a Stewardess.
Naturally during her investigation she gets into the personal affairs of the guests, who all have memorable stories and situations.
In addition to the duties carried out in This Bed We Made, like making the bed, cleaning the bathroom and replacing towels, Sophie has additional tasks she must complete such as delivering telegrams and fulfilling tea/coffee orders.
Even snooping feels more in-depth as players are encouraged to check every crevasse of each room, open every vent and remember context clues of guests’ lives in order to make the correct deduction of where missing items go, whose story is connected to who, and why.
As the story unfolds and relationships are revealed we see a diverse cast of staff AND guests. Yes, we actually meet and speak to some of the guests, and they are alive! One of the suspense tactics from This Bed We Made was the encroaching fear of a guest discovering Sophie in their room as she was snooping, but that moment never came. It is a joy to meet the guests aboard the Orpheus and equally terrifying knowing they exist and may catch Sophie snooping. Is the game messy? Well… Yes! But no spoilers from this author.
Lost and Found: A This Bed We Made Story will take about one to two hours to complete but it is highly encouraged for players to replay and see all story options play out. It can give players a deeper perspective as to what is happening in the story, gives characters more layers, the space to see truly how much Sophie has grown and give more hints as to what is to come next in the series.
This Bed We Made and Lost and Found: A This Bed We Made Story are games that highlight stories that center on LGBTQIA+ rights and visibility, mental health, grief, faith, access to resources, and love. No matter the choices you make within the game, these games at their core are super gay, beautiful and unapologetic.
At the end of my 20th run through of This Bed We Made back in 2023, I made an educated guess as to what a sequel would look like, and I rightly guessed a cruise ship. It is a scenario where employees and guests could not up and leave, like how the backdrop of the first game was a blizzard, and Sophie could be in a new but similar role after the events of the Clarington Hotel.
No matter how the player’s playthrough ends in Lost and Found: A This Bed We Made Story, the end will be the same. This includes what choices are made and who Sophie chooses to romance or not. I already have my theories as to what is next, and if you are a student of queer history, you’ll have some similar ideas too.
Overall, it’s top marks to this awesome noir game and I am excited to see the next iteration of Sophie’s story as she heads to New York. Lost and Found: A This Bed We Made Story is available today on Steam.
Rating: 10/10
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